Northeast Kansans shoulder load to help friends, family and neighbors

Stories of neighbors helping neighbors and strangers lending a hand poured in Wednesday after 13 inches of snow blanketed Topeka. People contacted The Topeka Capital-Journal via Facebook, Twitter and email.

Patricia Spiker

My 17 year old grandson stopped to pull a car out the the ditch, guy tried to pay him and my grandson wouldn’t take it. Yeah for him, Pass it forward!

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Kitty Norman Miller

My son and his family live in Oskaloosa. A masked man with a four wheeler with a blade saw him trying to clear his driveway. The masked man pulled in and had it done in no time. He then went on his way.

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Christie Appelhanz @cappelKAC

Made @RichEckert pick up woman walking on Wanamaker. Kids chanting stranger danger. THEN we get stuck! #nogooddeedgoesunpunished #snowday

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Polly Holthaus

Our neighbor Dennis ALWAYS gets his tractor out and plows our driveway and sidewalk. Never fails, he is always helpful and willing to help.

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Terri Spinner Benson

Pick up my first stranger and gave them a ride downtown this morning. She was waiting for the bus at 29th & Croco and since Mike works for the Metro I knew there wasn’t any service. I rolled down my window to let her know and asked where she needed to go - 10th & Kansas so I offered her a ride. Fran owns a VW Bug - enough said. She is a retired school teacher from western Kansas and we laughed when she told me she only did her serial killings on the weekends so I was safe!

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Jennifer Curtis Wilson

My boys had a friend over to play yesterday and when the friend’s dad came to pick him up he brought a snow blower to clear our drive. Thank you Jeff Clarke, Topeka KS!

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Yannet Barron

My neighbor is a firefighter and when he is off he does my house plus 3 other neighbors’ houses early in the morning but I think he is working cause he hasn’t come out yet!

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Brenda Wettengel

Living in the country and having a husband that is out on the streets making them safe for everyone, it is great to know that the Winsor Clan will come to our rescue when we have bad snow. Thank you Russ, Ben and Andy. Brenda Wettengel, Perry, KS

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Sarah Kelly

My father Bob Kelly comes and does my driveway and a couple of my neighbors driveways as well. He is a great person!!

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Sondra Elliott

Yesterday our next door neighbor brought his plow over and cleared our long gravel driveway. This morning, my son and I went out to shovel and a tractor with a plow came down the street and cleared our driveway for us. He was all bundled up so I didn’t recognize who it was. But thank you much kind neighbors! You saved us hours of work!

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Ashley Jeremy Villines

Our neighbors helped us and pulled my kids on their tractor in a sled

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Roberta Bobbie Hoffman

Yes Larry Blankenship, he did mine and all my neighbors. I give him a gift card every year. He hates that I do, but he’s very deserving.

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Mari Gorman

After 2 hours of shoveling around lunch I decided I better give up, being 7 months pregnant and shoveling is no fun. About 30 minutes later a firefighter who we knew showed up and did an awesome job. Although you can’t tell again but I sure did appreciate it. Guess we plan to stay safe at home again today so it can wait.

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Vicki Ames Gellhaus

My husband went out and did they whole block and the street in front of everyones home in our area. The piled up snow banks are getting very deep!!

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Luvli Lynn

My fiance was walking 10 miles to work this morning and he stopped and helped a few stuck cars on his journey... and he shoveled sidewalks before he left .... Leanrite Carter

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Michelle Otte Dombrosky

Yes, our neighbor Mike Malone cleared at least 5 neighbor’s driveways this morning with his blower and John Bacon who also lives on our street did sidewalks and his next door neighbor’s driveway and a few others. We live in Olathe, KS.

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Tricia Vaught Wilburn

After getting my SUV high centered last night, my husband tried to shovel me out at 5AM this morning but it wasn’t working. Our next door neighbor came over with the tractor and plow, got my keys and proceeded to pull my car out. Thank you to everyone!

My granddaughter Gina Norris-Rays friend Jeff shoveled both my decks and ramp, also a place for a little shitzu to walk, We thank you Jeff

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Doris Estes

Yes, Mr. Stithem did at least 4 neighbors driveways and walks yesterday afternoon, and then David Specht did several at 9:00 last night. They are the best neighbors and I thank them very much.

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Mona Butler

I tried numerous times to send a message to website listed.It would not take it.I wanted to say how kind my neighbor M Munoz was to clear my driveway as well as about seven other neighbors and would not take any pay.He is a good man! topeka

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Jeff Sturgeon

A great neighbor a few doors down helped out not just myself, but a few other neighbors with his snow blower. He has done this the last 2 or 3 years now. Thank you!

My neighbor is great, Mr Young always gets out and plows our drives and sidewalks. I try to make sure he has some warm drink while he’s a out and a hot meal when he’s done. He’s a blessing.

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Melody Lomax

Our street is already bladed and a big thank you to Topeka Transmission for clearing our driveway!!!!!

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Suzan Abmeyer

Lewis My 11 year old son Ethan & my 12 year old nephew Zach cleared my driveway a couple times & helped a couple people get their cars unstuck in the Montara neighborhood yesterday.

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Natalie Nixon

Yes! My neighbor Mr. Martin plowed my driveway today!!!!!! I was so thankful! We are making him and his wife cookies later

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Tessa Bjorgaard

My neighbor came over with a snow blower, so I took him a loaf of fresh bread!

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Peggy Robinson Caudill

My husband Brad Caudill had a heart transplant almost 3 years ago. He went out to shovel snow and our neighbor, Jay Cook, let him use the snow blower. Thank you Jay.

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Cheryl Dechand

My husband cleared the driveway & sidewalks for our neighbor.

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Bettie Garhart

Our former neighbor, Terry Luce re-plowed ours today!

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Kadie Lacore Jorgensen

We cleared our neighbors drive yesterday and did part of it today; the drifts were just too deep. Now they are borrowing a snow blower to take care of the sidewalks. Very kind of them!

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UAREAMAZEN

My neighbor came over with his snow blower and did our drive…..My wife tried to offer him some money, but he would not take it, it almost reaffirmed my faith in humanity…..almost, now I feel like I have to wave or something. Wife never offers me money…

— comment on CJOnline.com

HowAbout

The Royal Valley wrestling team and coaches Jason Puderbaugh and Will Mitchell spent the afternoon in Hoyt shoveling driveways and sidewalks for folks as a way to give back to the community.

— comment on CJOnline.com

Craig Lester

Not only does Jeff Whisler have to work in the morning (TPD) but he is out at 9:30 in a snow storm cleaning his neighbors drive in case they need to get out.